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Sources: FanDuel and DraftKings are among the companies that submitted bids to buy The Athletic, which is seeking a $750M+ valuation — Fantasy and sports betting providers, FanDuel and DraftKings, are among a number of companies that have submitted bids to buy sports news site The Athletic …
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@sizpatel, @mikeorren, @jimwaterson, @matthewwords, @ryanvailbrown, @bmorrissey, @craigsilverman and @markdistef
Ben Smith / New York Times:
The Information's Jessica Lessin analyzes tensions between tech execs including Zuckerberg and legacy media outlets, which execs associate with staff activism — Journalists and tech executives seem to be fighting each other to a draw in a battle that has no end in sight.
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Talking Biz News, @mims, @shawnhils, @kendrawrites, @nytimes, @benyt, @jeremymbarr, @mathewi, @jonahdispatch, @henrycooke, @issielapowsky, @melaniesill, @davidclinchnews, Insider, Reason and The PARQOR Substack
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Pinterest to launch a Pinterest TV shoppable live series on November 8, with weekday episodes airing in its app, featuring some of its top creators — The series will feature creators and celebrities, like Olympic athlete Tom Daley and popular makeup artist Manny MUA
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Variety, Ad Age, The Streamable, MediaPost, TechCrunch, Tubefilter, @mariejoelle, @xpangler, @digitalshields and Adweek, more at Techmeme »
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Established news outlets compete for talent from Substack, Facebook Bulletin, and more as they build out newsletters, digital audio, and video — Substack, Facebook Bulletin pursue high-profile reporters and commentators, creating tension within news organizations
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@mattyglesias, Poynter, @michellemanafy, @sar_meta_web3, @jakesherman, @peterhimler, @mikebarnicle, @iwillnotfall, @maggienyt, @benmullin, @benmullin, @benmullin, @seungminkim, @benmullin and @benmullin
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Amazon says TikTok's app is now available on Fire TV in the US and Canada and is coming soon to Echo Show devices — Amazon announced today that a TikTok app is now available on its Amazon Fire TV for users in the U.S. and Canada. The app is also coming soon to Echo Show devices.
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CNET, Amazon Fire TV, Variety, MediaPost, The Verge and @amazonfiretv, more at Techmeme »
Brodie Fenlon / CBC News:
CBC says it will keep Facebook comments closed on news posts, after turning them off in June and finding it improved the well-being of staff — We hope to make online spaces safer by minimizing harassment and abuse of our story subjects, commenters — Earlier this week …
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@julieslalonde, @christiezizo, The Hill, @_llebrun, @wesbos, @nicolammacleod, @foodfarmnews, @gregorcraigie, @janelytv, @jayrosen_nyu, @alau2 and @akurjata
Patrick McGee / Financial Times:
Estimate: Apple's iOS App Tracking Transparency policy has cost Snap, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube almost $10B in combined ad revenue in H2 2021 — Forcing apps to ask for permission to track users for advertising purposes leads to big hit for social media platforms
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TechCrunch, The Verge, @profcarroll, Midday Macro, @iansherr, @javierpallero, @carnage4life, @7amahanti, MacRumors, @lescarr, @jendudley, @patrickmcgee_, Gizmodo, 9to5Mac, @jason_kint, @efa_oz and Insider, more at Techmeme »
Ross Barkan / New York Magazine:
Profile of Matt Taibbi, the polarizing journalist that critics say turned into a “red-pilled culture warrior” on Substack, where he has 30K paying subs — Obviously, I'm anxious about why I'm being profiled," Matt Taibbi said at the end of our phone call this summer, which had already lasted an hour and a half.
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Freddie deBoer, @eoinhiggins_, @mjwatts1983, @itmechr3, @ggreenwald and @ne0liberal
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
UK relaunches the Ofcom chair recruitment process after tweaking the job description and interviewer lineup to favor a confrontational candidate like Paul Dacre — A lobbyist at a company with close connections to the Conservative party will help select the next chair of the media regulator …
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@robdothutton, @jpublik, @markdistef, @jimwaterson, @jimwaterson and @jimwaterson
bbc.co.uk:
BBC rejects complaints that its article “We're being pressured into sex by some trans women” is transphobic and poorly evidenced — Summary of complaint — We received complaints that the article 'We're being pressured into sex by some trans women' is transphobic and poorly evidenced.
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The Guardian, Edward's Newsletter, @_chicanery, @punished_stu, Dilan's Newsletter and @pressgazette
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
BBC to appoint external investigators that will seek evidence from the public and lobby groups to assess the impartiality of contentious topic coverage
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The Conversation, bbc.co.uk, @rcwilliams612, @groomb, @simonmaginn, @froomkin, @briefcasemike, @bbcpress, @bbcpress, @bbcpress, @mrpmharrison, @jimwaterson, @tomcopley and Realscreen
Axios:
NewsWhip: interest in Facebook, measured by social media interactions per article, declined over 2021, with little mainstream attention for “Facebook Papers” — The Facebook Papers and whistleblower accounts were a public relations nightmare for Facebook, but so far …
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@nrothschild3, @newswhip, Living Room Talk, @jason_kint, @sarafischer and @evelyndouek, more at Techmeme »
David Bloom / Forbes:
Tubular Labs launches Gross Ratings Points metrics of creators with 1M+ views/month on YouTube and Facebook, in the US, UK, Brazil, France, Mexico, and Germany — In a bid to impose to measurement order on the vast and somewhat chaotic world of video on YouTube and Facebook …
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MediaPost and nexttv.com
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube names veteran ad executive Tara Walpert Levy as VP of Americas, to oversee content partnerships across the US, Canada, Latin America, and Brazil — Tara Walpert Levy, a 10-year Google and YouTube veteran ad exec, is moving over to YouTube full-time in a big new role.
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Ad Age, @patrickjgrand and Adweek
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